My book time is the one huge benefit of spending almost two hours each day commuting. I have enjoyed so many interesting, thought-provoking, and emotional books over the years, but only rarely do I come across one that truly moves me.
That is the case with Sarah's Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay. It has been almost a month since I finished this book and it is still a fixture in my mind.
Sarah's Key is a work of historical fiction set in 1942 during the German occupation of France. It shares the true hidden story of the French government willingly sending many thousands of French Jewish people - including children - to their deaths at Auschwitz. As you follow the path of one such family in the book, the reality of this piece of history seems almost unimaginable. It's the recent past that we would all like to pretend didn't happen.
de Rosnay makes this tragic tale bearable by inserting a delicious modern day story in alternating chapters. Oh, and the Bertrand character - I used to date his clone. An oh-so-perfectly written French man...
This book is completely heart wrenching and wonderful. A must read. Please do. If you read it (or have read it already), let me know what you think. I love discussing books almost as much as reading them!
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